渴
thirsty
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,580 U+6E34
How 渴 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 曷 (phonetic, hé)
components: 氵 曷
How to remember it
thirsty · Heisig RSH #852
水 water + siesta
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 曷
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 曷 (hé) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曷 sound component | hé | what, why, where, which, how |
| 褐 | hè | coarse wool; dull, brown |
| 喝 | hē | to drink; to shout, to call out |
| 揭 | jiē | to lift off a cover; to reveal, to divulge; surname |
| 葛 | gé | an edible bean; vine; surname |
| 歇 | xiē | to stop, to rest, to lodge |
| 竭 | jié | to exhaust; to put forth great effort |
| 羯 | jié | wether, castrated ram; deer skin |
| 谒 | yè | to visit, to pay respects |
| 蝎 | xiē | scorpion |
| 遏 | è | to curb, to check, to stop, to suppress |
| 猲 | hè | frightened, terrified; snub-nosed dog |
| 碣 | jié | stone tablet |
Words containing 渴
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 远水不解近渴 | yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě | lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not … |
| 渴不可耐 | kě bù kě nài | to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it |
| 爱才若渴 | ài cái ruò kě | (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people |
| 临渴穿井 | lín kě chuān jǐng | lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when … |
| 望梅止渴 | wàng méi zhǐ kě | lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); fig. to console oneself with ill… |
| 口渴 | kǒu kě | thirsty |
| 求贤若渴 | qiú xián ruò kě | (idiom) to eagerly seek talented people |
| 干渴 | gān kě | parched; dry mouth |
| 解渴 | jiě kě | to quench |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for; to long for |
| 消渴 | xiāo kě | condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified … |
| 渴求 | kě qiú | to long for; to crave for; to greatly desire |
| 临渴掘井 | lín kě jué jǐng | lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty; to be unprepared and seek help at the last mi… |
| 如饥似渴 | rú jī sì kě | to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly; to long for sth |
| 渴慕 | kě mù | to thirst for |
| 饥渴 | jī kě | hungry and thirsty; (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc) |
| 饮鸩止渴 | yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě | lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom); fig. a supposed remedy… |